Okanagan Centre Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. E side of Okanagan Lake, between Kelowna and Vernon, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

Okanagan Centre: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Okanagan Centre

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Okanagan Centre

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Okanagan Centre Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Okanagan Centre

References to Okanagan Centre that document the origin of its place name

Okanagan Centre (Post Office, steamer landing, settlement) was adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1916. Form of name changed to Okanagan Centre (Post Office, steamer landing) 7 February 1951 on 82L/SW. Form of name changed to Okanagan Centre (Community) 28 February 1983 on 82L/3. See Okanagan Lake for name origin information.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Okanagan Centre Post Office was opened 1 November 1907; J. D. Kearns, postmaster

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Central Okanagan

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27